# Accident 19770813039309A: Piper PA18S125, Merrill Pass, AK, August 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1977
- Place: Merrill Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N5979D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5979D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 450 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813039309A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC77FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA073), Aug 13, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N5979D), Merrill Pass, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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